CYST is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CYST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CYST?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CYST is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CYST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cystsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CYST scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CYST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 40,846.
What does CYST mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A closed sac in the body containing fluid.
Cyst comes from a Greek word for a bladder or pouch, and the same root gives cystitis. The first letter is Greek and was never pronounced separately in English.
How CYST is used
Countable: a cyst, two cysts.
- A cyst is closed, which is what separates it from an abscess.
- The word cyst comes from a Greek one for a pouch.
- Cystitis is built on the same root as cyst.
- Two cysts of the same size and different causes.
- A cyst may need nothing done to it at all.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CYST and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CYST
Showing 24 of 54 words that begin with CYST.
Words ending in CYST
12 words end in CYST. Useful as a back hook: play CYST onto a word already on the board.
Words with CYST inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain CYST somewhere in the middle. Words that start with CYST are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CYST
Common questions about CYST
- Is CYST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CYST, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CYST worth?
- CYST is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CYST mean?
- A closed sac in the body containing fluid.
- What letters can be added to CYST?
- CYST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CYST:
Open CYST in the Word Finder